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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ignoramus Maximus, post: 4864705, member: 104741&quot;]Hi all<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This was an interesting thread, and since I have a question on my mind that I can&#039;t resolve I thought I&#039;d give it a try and breathe new life into it. Hope anyone chimes in...</p><p><br /></p><p>My question to the experts: if you have a life-time Alexander drachm or tet from Babylon, would it be fair to assume that the silver it was struck with came directly from the looted Achaemenid treasury that he found there? And would the same apply for gold/silver struck at the same time in, say, Susa? Or Persepolis? I know he found huge amounts of bullion in all three places, so it seems to me to be a logical assumption that any silver or gold struck around that time in these cities would come from this loot. </p><p>The reason I&#039;m asking is simply because a coin directly struck from looted bullion/treasury would be a cool historic provenance. And Babylon especially, of course. Home of The Tower, the Hanging Gardens, and one of the greatest cities of its time...</p><p><br /></p><p>Any facts, opinions, or other input is appreciated, expert or not<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Thanks.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dan.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t have a life-time ATG (yet), so this one will have to do for now; in the name of:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1175145[/ATTACH] </p><p>Antigonos Gonatas: Amphipolis 275-271 BC. Tetradrachm.</p><p>28 mm. 17,0 gr. Price 629A.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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